Cook is in the kitchen making fresh ricotta. I lie under the butcher block awaiting all things making their way from table-top to floor: eyes straight ahead; ears perked to hear the launch above.
Dinner was an hour ago. Any dog knows that there must be a bit of a nibble before bedtime lures a canine to the pillow.
So does Cook.
Who knew that a chicken and a bee could conspire to create such heaven? The happy marriage of winged things, no doubt.
Behold, Canine Zabaglione:
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 tsp. honey
1 tablespoon fresh ricotta
Combine milk, egg and honey whisking until frothy and slightly thickened. Pour into a bowl belonging to the nearest available dog and place a dollop of fresh ricotta in the center of said receptacle.
Wait for the dog’s appropriate pleasure at your devotion and satisfaction to his stomach to be expressed in a cursory lick to your ankle.
Chow.
The View from Down Here 